A Palladium-Catalyzed Monodearoylative Dimerization Approach for the Synthesis of [3]Dendralenes.
Tiantian ZhangChuanjun SongYinggao MengPanpan ChenHongjin XuJunbiao ChangPublished in: The Journal of organic chemistry (2017)
On treatment with Pd(OAc)2 and K2CO3, a variety of 3-aryl-2-(2-bromoallyl)-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds went through a monodearoylative dimerization reaction to provide polysubstituted [3]dendralenes in moderate to good isolated yields.